fall on stony ground
English
editEtymology
editReferring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible.
Verb
editfall on stony ground (third-person singular simple present falls on stony ground, present participle falling on stony ground, simple past fell on stony ground, past participle fallen on stony ground)
- Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.